Journal housing



Nov. 23, 1943. R. N. JANEWAY ETAL JOURNAL HOUSING FZ'Lltd June 25, 1942 Patented Nov. 23,A 1943 J UURNAL HOUSING Robert N. Janeway, Detroit, Mich.. and Archie M. Miers, Croton on Hudson, N. Y., assignors to Bailroad'Rolling `Stock Patents Corporation,

` Highland Park, Mich., a corporation o! Dela- Application June zs, 1942, serial No. 448,350

4 Claims. (Cl. 308-180) 'I'his invention relates to railway vehicle trucks and particularly to the mounting oi the journal bearing which mounts the axles in the truckV frame. f

In Letters Patent No. 2,267,466, granted to Robert N. Janeway on December 23, 1941, a cushioned mounting forthe truck axle journal bearing is described and claimed. This mounting includes a plurality of annular rubber elements which act in shear to'absorb the shocks and vibrations adownwardly open portion which is adapted to embrace the axle as shown. This portion is provided on each side of the axle with ears or lugs 20, adapted 'to receive bolts V2l by means oi which incident to@ the running ofv the truck over the track, and permit acertain degree oi universal movement at the 'connection ofthe axle and truck frame. t

Experience with trucks constructed in accordance with the aforesaid Janeway patent has demonstrated that, for certain types of railway vehicles, too much iiexibility between the journal boxesfand the frame .such as is provided by an all-rubber cushion, is undesirable.`

It is accordingly the chief object of the present invention to provide an limproved bearing support and journal box construction which1 gives excellent riding qualities to therailway vehicle, and which provides cushioned equalization and alignment oi the truck axles with respect to the connecting frames.

For an understanding of the invention,- refer- ,ence may be had tothe accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred of and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion o! a railway truck embodying certain of the features of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section oi the bearing oi Fig. 1 takenfalong the line-2 2 thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. l A

In the structure illustrated the weight oi the railway car body 9 is'borne by coil springs II) which rest on a longitudinally extending intermediate member I2, and by coil springs II which are supported on the side frames I3. y The interembodiment theremediate member I2 is ireely supported between the springs III and II. l

' The side frames in turn rest, at each end, on

journal bearings I which receive the axle journal portions I6. 'I'he usual wheels I1 are mounted on the axles intermediate the journal boxes.

Other details o! Athe truck which are not part of the present invention have been omitted. For 'a iuller description of the truck see the copending application of'R. N. Janeway, Serial No. 425,273,

filed January 1, 1942.

.the cap member 22 is adapted to be secured there- .Within the annulus formed by the Vframe portion I3 and the cap 22 is disposed a plurality of end plates 23 and center plates 24 having annular rubber members bonded thereto. E'ach of the end'plates 23 has an outer diameter which is greater than the outer diameter of the central plate 24 andthe latter has an inner diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter of the plates 23. The rubber members 25 are bonded to l the plates in such manner that the plates are kept out of contact with each other.

The inner periphery oi' all of the center plates 24 is uniform and is adapted to t over and retain an annular bearing housing 28, and the end rings 23 are 'of uniform external diameter and -closely engage the members I3 and 22 so as to partially support the bearing housing onthe members I3 and 22, if desired.

There aretwo spaced sets of plates as illustrated, the axial space therebetween accommodating. a cast spherical bearing memberi which will be described in detail later on.

Within the housing 28 are disposed annular roller races 29 which are adapted to .be engaged by a'plurality oi tapered rollers 30 which likewise engage inner bearing races 3| secured to the axle for rotation therewith. The housing-23 is closed at its outer end by means of an end plate 32 bolted thereto and normally contains oil for lubricating the bearings, an oil throwing sleeve 33 being provided for-throwing oil into the circulating passages 34 (Fig. 3).

The bearing housing 28 is provided at one end,

with an annular flange 38, and at the other end with an annular bolted-on ange 31, both ilanges being greater inv diameter than the inner portions of the support members I I and 22. Between these flanges and the frame member are disposed spacers 38, each of which comprises a pair of v annular metal plates separated by an annular 1 rubber member which is `bonded to the plates. shims 39 are inserted between the outer spacer and a wedge ring 40 which is provided as shown, ior keeping the parts in assembled relation. The

wedging ring 40 consists of a pair of'semi-circular halves bolted' together to form an annulus. This ring when pulled into place by its bolts,

serves to compress the resilient portions oi the The side frames I3are formed at noch md with 55 spacers-usuali desired the partsA may bo adcause parts to carry a portion 'and of the vertical load in shear. Ordinarily, however, the "spacers 38 as well as the plates 23 and 24 used as spacers only, the vertical load being supported by the bearing members I8 and. 4|.

.f `When thering 40 is removed by loosening its. i bolts, the various parts may be readily adjusted or disassembled.

At the center of the journal bearingl assembly the main load is supported by a spherical bearing which comprises castings I8 and 4|. The

casting 4| fits into the downwardly open frame portion Ii and has an inner arcuate surface 42. 'I'he member I8 has an outer arcuate surface 43 which engages the surface 42 of the member 4|,

portion being provided as indicated a relieved at 44. y

The member I8 is carried on the bearing housing 28 as shown, a pair of dowel pins 45 welded to the member `I8 and loosely tting holes 4B in the housing being provided for preventing displacement thereof. The member I8 terminates at each end in lobe portions 41 which are offset slightly and loosely occupythe space between the end surface portions 48 of the memberv 4i and the shoulders 49 of the cap member 22.' rThe lobe portions serveto locate both the roller bearing housing and the bearing member 4I, relative to the side frame.

It will be thus seen that the load on the journal is supported by the spherical bearing which permits limited'movement in all directions between the frame and axle end. Because of the i'rictional-contact between the bearing members Il and 4I, this movement is damped butis suiiicient to eliminate'distortion of the truck frame due tolmevenness ofthe track.

If desired, the plates 23, 24 and the rubber members 2l maybe omitted, the spacers Il having sumcient resilience to urge the parts toward their normal positions and thus keep theA truck square..

Although we have illustrated but a.'` single form of 'the invention, it will be apparent to -those skilledintheartthatitisnotlimitedtothe precise construction shown but that various minor modiiications and changes may be eiected there-v in without departing from the spirit ofmy invention, or from the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

irnarauwaytruckhavingaframemdan axle, means formounting the axle in the frame comprising a substantially semi-.circular bearing member carried by the frame and having a downwardly presenting concave surface, a semi-circular bearing member carried by tbe axle havinga convex surface disposed in engagemessico ment with said concave surface, said last bearing member having onset portions at each end adapted to extend underneath the end portions of said iirst bearing member for limiting movement therebetween. y

2. A railway axle bearing comprising` an axle axle, roller bearing members interposed between the axle and the housing, a truck frame overhanging the axle and roller bearing members, a a pair ofy relatively movable spherical bearing members positioned between the housing and the frame, said spherical bearing members being centrally located with respect to the roller bearing members, and resilient members interposed between said housing and the frame to provide for' -llmited exibility of movement of the axle with respect to the frame while the radial compressive load is carried by said roller and spherical bearing members. 3. A railway axle bearing assembly comprising a truck frame having downwardly extending por? tions `formed with an arcuate under surface, a spherical bearing member positioned within Ithe upper portion of said surface, an axle disposed between said downwardly extending portions, a housing surroundingv the axle, a. roller' bearing interposed between the housing and the axle, a second spherical bearing member positioned on the housing and movably engaging the first named spherical bearing member, end portions -for said housing extending substantially parallel and in spaced relation to the inner and outer faces ofl said downwardly extending portions, resilient memberspositioned between said faces and said end portions, and a cap member secured to the lower ends of the downwardly extending portion and holding said spherical bearing members in-position. y y 4. A railway axle bearing assembly comprising a truck frame having downwardly extending portions, a spherical half bearing positioned between said portions and centrally thereof, a housing within said portions, said housing carrying a complementary spherical bearing engaging said half bearing, said complementary bearing having downwardly extending lobes, said housing pro- -iecting beyond the end faces of said frame portions, an axle within the housing, roller bearing members between the axle and housing, resilient members between the projecting portions of the housing and the faces of the frame, and a cap secured to the lower ends of the downwardly extending portions, said cap positioning the spherical bearing through said lobes.

- 7 'L ROBERT N. JANEWAY.

ARCHE M. MIERS.

and a housing concentrically disposed around the" 

